Here We Go Yet Again

Michael Ventura revisits his "Letters at 3am" Columbine column

"...Nineteen years ago – May 28, 1999 – the Chronicle published a "Letters at 3am"..."

Feb. 16, 2018 Chronolog Post by Michael Ventura

The Horse Whisperer

"...her young friend Judith (Bosworth). The two girls discuss boys and ride through the back country until they encounter..."

May 15, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Raul's in Overdrive: "AUSTIN IS UN-MELLOWING OUT!"

In 1978, visits from Patti Smith and Elvis Costello plus the Austin Punk Scene’s first record could mean “AUSTIN IS UN-MELLOWING OUT!”

"...Editor’s note: This is Chapter 6, Part 2 of a serialized history of Austin punk by veteran..."

Dec. 30, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...lineupreally ignites with the world premiere of Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood, Richard Linklater's Austin-produced and -animated..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Les Choristes

A box-office smash in its native France, this kindly and spirited film doesn’t exactly break the mold of the heartwarming, humanistic boarding-school dramedy.

"...and the winner of an Audience Award at the 2004 Austin Film Festival, this kindly and spirited film doesn’t..."

May 20, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Estate Sale Roundup: June 26-29

Call home, we're coming in heavy this week.

"...weekend, consider how a horse costume could enrich your life...."

June 26, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris

High Baptismal Flow

In search of rock & roll's psychedelic pioneers, Austin's 13th Floor Elevators

"...June. The electric blue of the Indiglo clock said 3:20am. I'd fallen asleep with Easter Everywhere on repeat and..."

Aug. 13, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Owning Mahowny

"...cautionary tale, part psychological study, Owning Mahowny tells the 1982-set story of Dan Mahowny, a rising Toronto bank executive..."

June 20, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

They're History

The Blue Genie boys -- those whimsical artists responsible for the armadillo-festooned entrance to Threadgill's World Headquarters, the guitar gal atop Fran's Hamburgers, and other mini-landmarks around Austin -- have been fun for the people who see them and fun for the people who made them. Making giant panels for the new Texas State History Museum, though, was a bit more than just that.

"...designed by an artist from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission. The final, three-dimensional planes of concrete were manufactured..."

April 27, 2001 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

This Changes Everything: Austin Witnesses to Sex Pistols' Chaotic Randy's Rodeo Show Go Home and Start Bands

UK instigators blow the roof off San Antonio dance hall in Chapter 4, Part 2, of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...feeling of momentousness when you’ve just attended a crazy, life-altering concert. Chapter 4, Part 2, of the “Austin Punk..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Film Flam

Michael Shannon, casting call, and Bad Movie Bingo

"...Jeff Nichols' future plans, Cinema41 turns 2, and more, all in this edition of Film Flam...."

May 10, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Control

Gretchen Phillips admits she wasn’t Just Comforting that girl

"...frontman barks and croons with jazz-funk band Mushroom on 2003's Mad Dogs & San Franciscans, a hot collection of..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Music Feature by Cindy Widner

Le Draft 2007

"...dorm flat. This was the first year of my life with the magical and wondrous “cable” television, and its..."

April 29, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Letters @ 3AM

Family life in the Bible mirrors the worst in anyone's family

"...then makes man "in our image, after our likeness" (1:26); "male and female created he them" (1:27). "Man" in..."

April 13, 2007 Column by Michael Ventura

Faster Than Sound: Nine Records That Inspired Austin Author Fernando A. Flores' Valleyesque

From Pauline Oliveros to Big Boys, sounds behind the surreal South Texas-rooted story collection

"...raised in South Texas. Alongside the punk voyages of 2018 debut Death to the Bullshit Artists of South Texas,..."

June 3, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW’s ‘What’s In a Metaverse?’: A Brief & Somewhat Biased Recap

These Are the Avatars In Your Neighborhood

"...Lelutka eyebrow and say, “Um, just look at Second Life.”..."

March 17, 2022 SXSW Post by Memory Harker

Yates Lions Dare to Dream Big

Houston high school wins respect in 2010 UIL Championship series

"...the pre-SXSW traffic insanity on Red River, the UIL Boys High School Basketball Tournament, aka the State Championship series,..."

March 12, 2010 Sports Post by Anne Harris

One Woman’s Battle for Justice After a Cop’s Reckless Driving Killed Her Partner

One moment destroyed Pam Watts' life and created an activist

"...It was the evening of June 10, 2020, and Watts lay in a Kyle hospital bed with..."

Sept. 16, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Continued Story

Daniel Johnston's songs find new life in the rock opera Speeding Motorcycle

"...the play ... and it is brilliant!! Monday, Jan. 21: First Day of Rehearsal..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Arts Feature by Kathy McCarty

Best in Bluegrass

Southside of the Tracks on the right side of 08

"...the Top 10 list and offered up a Top 12. Certainly some traditionalists will look at the bands on..."

Dec. 30, 2008 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Song of America

"...He could be the brother of my Los Lonely Boys gold record hanging a few inches away. On the..."

Dec. 27, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Top 10 Most Read Screens Stories of 2020

Big exits, big changes, and the pandemic make for big stories

"...that there have been no stories to tell about life behind the camera and in front of the screen...."

Dec. 20, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gimme Shelter: A Song for Margaret Moser

A stoned soul picnic of Rolling Stones for Wattser

"...David’s North the night my son was born in 2014. The electrical system buckled on our way with him..."

Sept. 1, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Unicorn Booty Bounces

From popular gayfotainment blog to bustling NOLA cafe, here's Booty's

"...What if your favorite webpage or blog came to life – like real life, not virtual life, onscreen. What..."

March 7, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Reefer Madness: The Thin Green Line

Author Jonah Raskin explores the contradictions of life in Marijuanaland

"...on Saturday, Oct. 8, at Oat Willie's (617 W. 29th) from 2 to 4pm and then at Brave New..."

Oct. 7, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Finding Their Tuva

The Texas Documentary Tour screens 'Genghis Blues,' the Belic Brothers' next step in living a 'kickass, adventurous life and meeting cool people.'

"...for the aspiring filmmaker. A story about two Chicago boys of Czech and Yugoslavian parentage, whose love of travel,..."

Oct. 10, 2003 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

A Hollywood Twist

Ilan Mitchell-Smith, the "other dude" from Weird Science, reflects on his Teen Beat past and on co-star Anthony Michael Hall.

"...10-year career in films, including parts in The Wild Life and The Chocolate War and several subsequent years of..."

Nov. 8, 2002 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Faith Healers

A look inside the Teen Challenge faith-based drug treatment in Fort Worth suggests that there are problems with Christian drug rehab programs.

"...built the city, back when it was Cowtown, when cowboys drove herds of cattle down Exchange Street and the..."

Dec. 15, 2000 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Bomb City Retells the Tensions Behind the Killing of a Texas Punk

Brian Deneke’s life and death story comes to local screens

"...Life cut short for no good reason. The story is..."

Feb. 9, 2018 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Naked City

"...The Democratic presidential campaign arrives in Austin Thursday, Feb. 21, as Hillary Clinton debates Barack Obama at UT. And..."

Feb. 15, 2008 News Feature

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